Dublin City Council's issued a flood warning for the weekend.
It's planning to place sandbags along coastal routes, close floodgates along rivers, and shut the Liffey Boardwalk from tomorrow until Monday.
Pat Cronin from Dublin City Council is advising people to stay away from areas likely to be hit by waves.
He says "stay away from Quay walls and areas where waves come crashing against. There is no need to go up close and get photographs".
Dublin City Council’s Flooding Advisory Group has risk assessed the high tides and the following measures will be put in place to deal with possible tidal flooding:
- The 1 tonne sandbags which were put in place at Clontarf to deal with the January high tides have remained in place in anticipation of this weekend’s high tides.
- Large capacity pumps will be put in place at Clontarf to assist in dealing with potential flooding.
- Depending on the wave action the Wooden Bridge at Clontarf may be closed.
- The car parks along the promenades at Sandymount and at Clontarf will be closed and pedestrian access points sealed.
- There is a possibility that Strand Road and Beach Road in Sandymount will be closed due to wave overtopping.
- The Boardwalk along the City Quays will be closed tomorrow evening, Thursday January 30th and will remain closed until at least next Monday February 3rd, at which stage a review will be conducted.
- There may be lane closures on Victoria Quay and on Wolfe Tone Quay due to localised flooding. Additional preventative drainage measures have been put in place at these locations since the January high tides to minimise the risk of road flooding.
- The River Tolka flood gates are being put in place.
- The flood defence gates on the River Dodder will be put in place tomorrow evening, Thursday - January 30th and will be reopened after Saturday’s high tides have passed.
- Flood protection measures will be deployed at Beatty’s Avenue, Ballsbridge.
- Pumping arrangements are being put in place at Macken Street / Cardiff Lane.
Dublin City Council says it's working with Gardai and with Met Éireann, and a further risk assessment will be carried out tomorrow morning.
Homeowners in the Clontarf and Sandymount areas are advised to protect their properties, and can get tips on flood protection measures on www.flooding.ie.
